Ramirez has a great take on the Administration’s replacement for the Space Shuttle program . . .
Flowers on a Mesquite Tree
Today was shopping day in the Valley (Surprise and Glendale, AZ). We were in the parking lot of a store in Glendale where the mesquite trees were flowering like crazy. We don’t get as many flowers until later in the spring at our higher elevation in Wickenburg. Click on the image to enlarge.
Custom Condom
It’s time for the administration and the Secret Service to “cover up.” Regarding the current prostitution scandal, Ramirez offers this simple cover solution . . .
Pea Hen Sighting Just Down the Road
I spotted this pea hen on a neighbor’s roof. Their house is about eight-hundred feet down the road from our house. We have seen peafowl in the downtown area, but never this far out into our semi-rural area.
I looked at peafowl on the internet and think that this is a female Indian peafowl. She was just standing on the roof in the shade of a couple of eucalyptus trees. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Titanic 100 Years Later
Damsel and I watched the interesting two-hour documentary “Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved” this evening. It was the story of one of the latest expeditions to document the disaster and to try and determine the actual cause of the sinking of the RMS Titanic (Damsel says “It was the @$#! iceberg – get over it!”).
Underwater image of Titanic’s Stern on the ocean floor
All that aside, it was very interesting. The team of scientists, oceanographers and archaeologists sought to explore and map the entire debris field at the bottom of the North Atlantic. Ultimately, their conclusion agreed with Damsel’s assertion; the accident was a result of the overwhelming force of the vessel striking iceberg. There was no actual fault in the construction and design and the crew was following standard procedures and because of unusually calm conditions, they were unable to see the iceberg until it was too late to maneuver the immense vessel around it.
If you’re a history and archaeology buff or interested in the technologies used by the expedition, we recommend you watch the documentary. We saw the premiere tonight, but I’m sire it will come on History Channel again.
Prickly Pear Trio
These are three flowers on a prickly pear cactus up the road from our house. New flowers are blooming every day, so expect more pictures of them. I love spring and the desert. 🙂 Click on the image to enlarge.
The Evolution of Our Desert House
Unfortunately, the aerial image of the property prior to excavation of the pad where a house could be built is missing from the archives. However, the aerial views of our property above represent three stages in the construction of our house; before, during and after.
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